Rock Cycle Review

When magma flows out of the opening and onto the surface it becomes and is called _____.

• magma

• rock

• sediments

• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Particles of rock are called sediment. When sediment is pressed together and hardens, it becomes __________ rock. Sandstone is an example made of sand particles.

• Igneous

• erosion

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is:

• foliation.

• erosion

• deposition.

• weathering.

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Why do metamorphic rocks rarely contain fossils?

• These rocks are formed underwater, and the water dissolves the fossils.

• The rock formation occurs from extremely hot magma deep inside the crust where organisms do not live.

• These rocks undergo extremely high pressure or temperature changes when formed, which would destroy fossils

• These rocks are usually formed from extremely hot magma or with severe lava explosions, which would destroy fossils.

Which of the following is a true statement about the rock cycle?

• Heat, pressure, cooling, weathering, erosion, and deposition change rock

• The formation of rock within the cycle ends after metamorphic rocks form.

• Weathering occurs in igneous rocks but never in sedimentary or metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This heat and extreme pressure form _______ rock.

• Igneous

• erosion

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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What must happen to a sedimentary rock in order for it to change into an igneous rock?

• It must be weathered and eroded.

• It must melt, then cool and harden.

• It must become cemented to other rocks.

• It must be put under pressure until new minerals form in it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Pieces of rock that are carried from one place to another by a medium such as water. Erosion breaks down larger rock into smaller pieces and then carries and deposits it in another location.

• magma

• rock

• sediments

• lava

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The force exerted per unit area.

• lava

• pressure

• rock

• sediments

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________ rock is formed when rocks melt and then cool to form new rocks.

• Igneous

• erosion

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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